Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be – consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.

To read his latest commentaries and subscribe to his monthly Hightower Lowdown, go to www.JimHightower.com

Marc Ginsberg

[powerpress url=”http://media.blubrry.com/addo/traffic.libsyn.com/addo/ADdOShow25-seg2-ginsberg.mp3″]Marc Ginsberg, former ambassador to Morocco and senior vice president of APCO worldwide, discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria. Groups such as Amnesty International have been openly critical of the Syrian government’s decision to censor the media and allow conflict to continue in the country, but the Obama administration has been largely silent. Ginsberg looks at the administration’s response and what they should do next.

Senator Bernie Sanders

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An interview by Bill Press with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Gang of Six’s budget proposal. He says their attacks on Social Security are unreasonable and gives us his take on the real causes of the deficit.

Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the "powers that be on behalf of the powers that ought to be."

Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower believes that the true political spectrum is not right to left but top to bottom, and he has become a leading national voice for the 90 percent of the public who no longer find themselves within shouting distance of the Washington and Wall Street powers at the top.

As political columnist Molly Ivins said, "If Will Rogers and Mother Jones had a baby, Jim Hightower would be that rambunctious child — mad as hell, with a sense of humor."

To read his latest commentaries and subscribe to his monthly Hightower Lowdown, go to www.JimHightower.com.